Senior Staff Software Engineer, Client Architecture

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $279,000–$390,000 / yr
Posted: 60 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Software Engineer, Client Architecture

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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Client Architecture joins the Content Ecosystem organization to lead the architectural overhaul of post and comment composers across web and mobile platforms. This role involves defining a multi-year technical vision for user content creation, focusing on modernizing composer tools and building new formats like video creation and editing. The engineer will design unified client APIs, manage complex state synchronization for offline/online editing, and build resilient media upload pipelines to reduce friction for users. Key responsibilities include mentoring the Contribution engineering team and translating product requirements into actionable roadmaps. Required skills include expertise in React, TypeScript, iOS Swift, and Android Kotlin. The role addresses the technical challenge of scaling high-performance client infrastructure, including zero-latency rich-text rendering and advanced state management to transform passive viewers into active contributors within a complex content ecosystem.

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Skills

React TypeScript Swift Kotlin iOS Android Web Architecture State Management Rich-text Rendering Media Processing Pipelines Real-time State Synchronization AI-assisted Development

What you'll do

Define and execute the multi-year technical architecture for post and comment composers across web and mobile platforms.
Develop infrastructure to support seamless video creation, editing, and uploading within shared client components.
Build new contribution formats to convert passive users into active contributors by reducing friction.
Translate complex product requirements into actionable technical roadmaps for the Content Ecosystem organization.
Lead the engineering of high-performance client infrastructure including rich-text rendering and media upload pipelines.
Establish unified client APIs and cross-platform engineering standards for web, iOS, and Android platforms.
Utilize AI-assisted development tools to accelerate prototyping, system design, and coding workflows.

What we're looking for

10+ years of professional software engineering experience as a Senior Staff or Principal Engineer for consumer-facing mobile or web applications.
Mastery of modern web architecture including React and TypeScript.
Command of native mobile paradigms including iOS/Swift and Android/Kotlin to define unified client APIs.
Proven track record of solving complex client-side performance, rendering bottlenecks, and state synchronization systems at scale.
Experience building high-performance features like rich-text editors and media processing pipelines.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to influence VP-level technical direction.
Demonstrated ability to lead large, cross-functional engineering initiatives balancing technical excellence with growth targets.

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